Improvement in snow-plows



THOMAS REEDER AND ALBERT FETTERHOFF, OF OSKALOOSA, IOVA.

IMPROVEMENT IN SNOW-FLOWS.

Specilication forming part of Letters Patent No. 65,17`7, dated July 6, 1875; application led November 19, 1874.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, THOMAS REEDER and ALBERT Fnfrrnnnonn, of Oskaloosa, in the county of Mahaska and State of Iowa, have iuvented a Snow-Plow and Track-Cleaner for Railways, of which the following is a specilication: l

The object of our invention is to provide a machine suitable to run on a railway-track in the manner of a" locomotive, and to gather, lift, carry, and throw off snow. It consists in the combination of a gathering-plow, a rotary scraper, an endless carrier, and a distributingplow, or a divided and adjustable box, with a truck or carriage and an engine, all as hereinafter fully set forth.

Our drawing is a perspective view, illustrating the construction and operation of our invention.

A A represent the body of the truck or car-` transmitted to them by crossed belts or chains ct, which connect them with the driving-pulleys E, rigidly att-ached to the ends ot' the shaft G, carrying the gear-wheel H. The wheel H is connected by a suitable train of wheels with the engine J, where the motive-po wer is generated. K is a scraping andv gathering plow rigidly attached at the base of the carrierframe B. It has flaring sides to gather and press the snow toward the endless carrier C. L is a reel-shaft with a series of radial arms, carrying a series of Scrapers, b b, designed to scrape and gather the snow upon the carrierV C. It has its bearings in the sliding frame M, which is supported by and moving upon the carrier-frame B. N is one of the driving-pulleys, rigidly attached on the ends of the reelshatt L, and is operated by the crossed belts or chains C transmitting power from the driving-pulleys D. O is a distributingplow, secured to the sliding frame M in such a manner that it will catch and divide and throw off the column of snow carried upward and against it by the elevating-apron or carrier (l. Each side of this plow is shaped similar to the plows formed by the combination of common plowshares and mold-boards, so that it is in reality a double plow, turning and throwing the snow in opposite directions to the sides of the track as rapidly as the machine is advanced.

When the snow is too deep to be thus thrown oif, the plow 0 may be removed and the snow allowed to rise to the top of the carrier C and drop over its rear end into a suitable box, basin, or receptacle to be carried away and emptied therefrom.

P is therear wall of abox or basin, designed to receive the snow falling from the carrier 0. R is a cent-ral partition dividing the box into two (2) equal compartments. S is one of the bent and hinged bottoms of the divided box. Suitable cords or chains connect with the hinged bottoms S, and the driving mechanism can be used to elevate the bottoms to retain the snow, and to drop them at pleasure, to a1- low the snow to slide out and off to fallon the sides ot' the track. ries of steel anchor-shaped hooks suspended from a rod or chain on the under side of the truck A, in such a manner that they will drag and scrape and cut the ice from the rails and track during the moving of the machine. Their curved shape prevents their ends from catching on the ties as they drag over them during the back and forth movements of the machine.

The engine represented by J may be of any suitable form or size desired, and it may be connected with our snow-moving devices by any suitable mechanism that will operate the movable parts advantageously.

The practical operation of our complete machine will be readily understood from the fore going detailed descriptions of the forms and functions and connections of the various operative parts.

el represents one of a sele are aware that endless carriers have 2. The combination of the gathering-plow been combined with a snow-plow to elevate K, gathering-reel L b b, endless carrier C, and and deposit snow aside ot' the track, as in divided box P R, having hinged bottoms S, patent of P. Boyden, April 29, 1862, and therelsubstantially as and for the purposes set forth.

fore disclaim the saine. THOMAS REEDER.

We claim as our inventionl. The combination of the gathering-plow ALBERT FETTERHOFF' K, gathering-reel L b b, endless carrier U, and Vtnesses: double plow O, substantially as and for the A. EAGLEBURGER,

' purposes set forth. f CHAs. A. BEARDsLEY. 

